Every generation witnesses atrocities. People in power try to fulfill prophecy.
NASI think I’ve had the longest career of strength, focus, and still being able to sell records.
More Nas Quotes
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I just talk about what’s going on, but of course, you know, Bob, before rappers, was already laying that kind of thing down.
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I had a pretty public divorce. They’re not easy – divorces – and it took me a long time to really get through.
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I like the way hip-hop is now. It’s grown up enough so that it can get involved with politics if it feels like it.
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I see N.Y. hip-hop like I see N.Y. streets. N.Y. streets are grimy; it’s a grind. N.Y. rappers are hustlers – whatever sound is in, we can adapt to that; there’s nothing wrong with that.
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I think hip-hop could help rebuild America, once hip-hoppers own hip-hop… We are our own politicians, our own government, we have something to say. We’re warriors. Soldiers.
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Your look reflects what’s happening in your mind. You gotta have some swag to you.
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My record company had to beg me to stop filmin’ music videos in the projects.
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Even if you make mistakes, I go back to those things, my not-so-great moments because those are my truest moments; those are my human moments. I’m not even mad at the things I said that were a little dicey.
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You don’t know anything about respect; you don’t know anything about being faithful and loyal to your girlfriend.
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The things that I have said when I was young and curious about whatever the subject matter was, I respect those – those are growing pains.
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I think I’ve had the longest career of strength, focus, and still being able to sell records.
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I want to sound like an instrument. I want my voice and my words to marry the beat.
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Anybody can be a rapper, but not anybody can be a classical artist.
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I wish the music business was a much easier thing, but you know what? Nothing easy is worth anything. So it is what it is.
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Hip-hop is making a lot of noise. It should get some more spotlight.
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